Sports & Outdoors
Van remembers the late Capt. Woods
April 10, 2025
Capt. Phil Woods was a special man. He had Interbay Marina on theGandy Causeway a lifetime ago.
As a kid I walked around the marina one day and was amazed by all the snook around the boats. I got…
OPINION: VAN HUBBARD
April 10, 2025
If a local captain is repeating a suggestion, you aren’t hearing it
Spring fishing is not to be missed.
We currently have an opportunity you don’t want to miss out on. Local fishing is on fire…
EcoWatch: Extinction is forever: Something to think about
April 10, 2025
Rather than eliminating every weed and insect from your garden with chemicals or poison, try working with nature instead of fighting it. Learn to love a few pests in your garden. They feed the benef…
SW Florida Fishing: Snook in the backcountry bite
April 10, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Lots of great fishing this week in the windy conditions. We have really started to target the snook in the back country the last few weeks and some really nice sized snoo…
Took her Hudson’s visor for the win
April 3, 2025
Aurora Cutler competed March 15 in the Canyonlands National Park Half Marathon in Moab, Utah. She was 13th out of 100. The event was the Marathon’s 50th Anniversary.
Photo by Louisa Vestner
Spring fishing is blooming now
April 3, 2025
March was windy, as we expected. Will it calm down for April as advertised? God only knows. Whatever the wind is doing, spring fishing is fantastic. Local waters are currently clear of red tide. Our…
Boca Grande beach access updated at Lee meeting
April 3, 2025
During the Tuesday, April 1 Lee Board of County Commissioners meeting, Assistant County Manager Christine Brady gave an update on Gasparilla Island beach accesses.
At the end of March, Lee…
Island shows up for Captains for Clean Water event
April 3, 2025
Captains for Clean Water held a meeting at the Boca Bay Beach Club Monday afternoon, March 31 with 90 Boca Grande attendees.
The event was hosted by Chandler Converse, Jim (Hooter) Hoyt, Peter He…
Volley from grass of Wimbledon to Florida
April 3, 2025
Hank Irvine
There’s tennis royalty living just off the Gasparilla Causeway in Cape Haze. He would laugh at that description of himself, but then he laughs easily. Hank Irvine has been playing ten…
Sellout of Florida racetracks for slots would ruin horse racing
April 3, 2025
Above, Ocala Stud, in a photo by Louise Rienagel
BY DAVID O’FARRELL
Through nearly 70 years and three generations, my family’s Ocala Stud Farm has poured heart, soul and heavy reinvestment int…